When you select
Metadata > Visualize Metadata in an object marking menu, you enable metadata visualization for all objects. You can only view one stream and one member at a time.
You can also visualize metadata using scripts. See
Visualize metadata using scripting.
Visualizing metadata using the Display menu
To visualize metadata in your scene
- Do either of the following:
- Right-click an object and enable
Metadata > Visualize Metadata.
- Enable
Display > Polygons > Metadata > Visualize Metadata in the main menu bar.
Metadata displays based on the options you have selected in the
Metadata Visualization Options.
To set metadata visualization options
- Select
Display > Polygons > Metadata > Visualize Metadata >
to open the
Metadata Visualization Options.
All metadata streams that belong to your scene display in the
Stream to visualize drop-down list.
- Select a stream that you want to visualize, and its available members appear in the
Member drop-down list.
- Select the member that you want to visualize, and the method by which you want to visualize your metadata:
Color,
String,
Ray. See
Metadata Visualization Options.
Tip: You can also select the metadata stream and member that you want to visualize from the marking menu for an object:
Metadata > Select Stream. All metadata streams that belong to the object are displayed in the menu. Select the stream that you want to visualize, then the member.
To disable metadata visualization
- Do either of the following:
- Turn off
Display > Polygons > Metadata > Visualize Metadata in the main menu bar.
- Turn off
Metadata > Visualize Metadata in the object marking menu.
Known limitations for visualizing metadata